Journey of Awakening

A Meditator's Guidebook

Ram Dass

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Bantam
21 July 2025

Psychology; Mind, Body, Spirit

Find the meditation practice that's right for you with this exploration of the many paths that are available-from mantra, prayer, singing, visualizations, and ""just sitting"" to movement meditations such as tai chi.

""Everyone has experienced a moment of pure awareness. A moment without thinking 'I am aware' or 'that is a tree.' Such moments bring a sense of rightness, of clarity, of being at one. Such moments are the essence of meditation.""-Ram Dass

Find the practice that's right for you with this exploration of the many paths of meditation-from mantra, prayer, singing, visualizations, and ""just sitting"" to movement meditations such as tai chi

""Everyone has experienced a moment of pure awareness. A moment without thinking 'I am aware' or 'that is a tree.' Such moments bring a sense of rightness, of clarity, of being at one. Such moments are the essence of meditation.""-Ram Dass

Ram Dass is an American psychologist and spiritual teacher who has studied and practiced meditation for many years.

Here he shares his understanding and suggests how you can find methods suitable for you.

He illuminates the stages and benefits of meditative practice, and provides wise and often humorous advice on overcoming difficulties along the way.

By: Ram Dass
Imprint: Bantam
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 132mm,
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9780593976739
ISBN 10: 0593976738
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 21 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ram Dass received his M.A. from Wesleyan and Ph.D. from Stanford University. He served on the psychology faculties at Stanford and the University of California, and from 1958 to 1963 taught and researched in the Department of Social Relations and the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University. He has pursued a variety of spiritual practices, including guru kripa; devotional yoga focused on the Hindu spiritual figure Hanuman; meditation in the Theravadin, Mahayana Tibetan, and Zen Buddhist schools; karma yoga; and Sufi and Jewish studies. Many of his books, including Be Here Now, are international bestsellers and classics of their kind. Ram Dass died in 2019.